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Wethersfield vs Fort Drum vs Seneca
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
Fort Drum has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.7%).
Seneca has the most homeowners (91.6%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Wethersfield | Fort Drum | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 815Lowest |
16,065Highest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+22.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
23.3±0.9Lowest 41% below NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
31.4%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 13.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
12.4%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$62,291±$8kLowest 28% below NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
— | $192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,622±$86Highest about the NY average |
$1,549±$420 4% below NY |
| Fort Drum and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
— | $2,810Highest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
55.9%±11.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Fort Drum and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% NY: 14% |
11.7%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% NY: 54.3% |
4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
2004Highest 45 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
11 minLowest 66% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Fort Drum and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.